Skylar Sularz, BA, MSW InternUniversity of Arizona Pediatric Pulmonary CenterMaking Lifelong Connections 2017

What is health care transition?What is the goal of transition?

20% of children 18 and under have a special health care need 90% of children with special health care needs live to adulthoodMultiple systemsMaternal and Child Health (MCH) Transition to Adulthood

What is known?Current Status of Transition Preparation Among Youth With Special

Health Needs in the United States The 2020 Federal Youth Transition PlanClinical Report- Supporting the Health Care Transition From

Adolescence to Adulthood in the Medical Home

Florida Health and Transition Services Tool Box

The University of Arizona Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC)Cystic Fibrosis Transition Passport Program ArizonaLEND

To improve the successful transition from pediatric to adult care of children and youth with special health care needs by providing comprehensive educational information to patients, parents, and caregivers

1. Create a transition flowchart with state specific resources for patients and parents/caregivers

2. Send flowchart to be reviewed by selected sample consisting of patients, parents/caregivers, providers, and MCHB professionals

3. Post flowchart with applicable links on the PPC and LEND websites for patients and parents/caregivers

4. Create and post a needs assessment survey within the PPC and LEND transition links so patients and parents/caregivers can provide feedback as to which areas they would like further information

5. Execute online or in-person transition fair and/or online modules to address CYSHCN transition needs based upon needs assessment results

Sample Patients, parents/caregivers,

health care providers, MCHB professionals

Questions

1. Do you feel that the information provided in this step is age/developmentally appropriate?

2. If no, what information would be more helpful to include?

3. Do you feel that the resources provided on IEP and 504 plans, IEP Tips, and Advocacy Tips are useful to prepare patients/families for transition?

4. If no, what information or resources would be helpful to include?

5. Are there other resources or topics you believe should be addressed in this step? If yes, please provide feedback and comments below.

6. Do you believe the tasks listed in this section are appropriate for this age group?

7. If no, what tasks would be helpful to include or change?

Age/developmentally appropriateResources Tasks FormattingGrammar/ phrasing

Potential Revisions InsuranceMedicationsGrammar/phrasing

Post flowchart with applicable links on the PPC and LEND websites

Needs assessment survey

Online or in-person transition fair and/or online modules

Children with special health care needs. (2016). Health Resources & Services Administration.Retrieved from https://mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-healthtopics/children-and-youth-specialhealth-needs#

Clinical report: Supporting the health care transition from adolescence to adulthood in the medicalhome. (2011). American Academy of Pediatrics. 182-200.

For youth & families. (n.d.) FloridaHATS. Retrieved from http://www.floridahats.org/for-youth-families/Lorenzo, S. B. (2014). Transition to adulthood. National Center for Education in Maternal and Child

Health. Retrieved from https://www.ncemch.org/evidence/NPM-12-transition.phpMcManus et al. (2013). Current status of transition preparation among youth with special needs in the

United States. American Academy of Pediatrics, 13(6), 1091-1097.McPherson et al. (1998). A new definition of children with special health care needs. American

Academy of Pediatrics; 137-140.The 2020 federal youth transition plan: A federal interagency strategy. (2015). Federal Partners in

Transition Workgroup.Youth & families. (2017). Got Transition. Retrieved from

http://www.gottransition.org/youthfamilies/index.cfm

Skylar SularzEmail: ssularz@asu.edu

http://uappc.peds.arizona.edu

Developed by Skylar Sularz, BA, MSW intern, UA PPC Social Work Trainee under the supervision of Mary McGuire, MSW, Pediatric Pulmonary Center Social Work Faculty. Support (in

part) by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, Grant #T72MC00012